Tyree (planet)

From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.

Tyree is a desert planet located in a binary star system, where the Orb of the Emissary was hidden. Despite being Class M, the planet was desolate and uninhabited, and was enveloped by an ionized atmosphere that interfered with ship sensors.

In 2375, Benjamin Sisko traveled to Tyree with his father, son, and Ezri Dax to find the orb, after receiving a series of visions. After unearthing the orb, Sisko opened it and released the Prophet who inhabited Sarah Sisko into the Bajoran wormhole. (DS9: "Image in the Sand", "Shadows and Symbols")

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Tyree does not only seem to be quite near to Earth, but also seems to be more or less familiar among Federation citizens, since Captain Sisko casually mentions the planet, obviously expecting Jake and his father to know it.

Tyree is also the name of Captain Kirk's friend from the planet Neural in the original series episode "A Private Little War". In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, Ira Steven Behr stated that the origin of the planet's name did not come from Michael Witney's character, but from Richard Harris' character of Captain Benjamin Tyreen in Sam Peckinpah's film Major Dundee.